Andy Peters

June 12, 2006 | National Law Journal

Widespread outbreak of the avian flu could have devastating effects, but the threat of a pandemic could mean big business for law firms.

By Andy Peters/Fulton County Daily Report

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August 21, 2006 | Daily Report Online

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May 06, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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April 01, 2010 | Daily Report Online

The Judicial Nominating Commission on Wednesday submitted three Columbus lawyers for the governor's consideration to replace Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Robert G. Johnston III, who resigned in February. They are Stacey S. Jackson of Hagler, Henderson, Jackson Walters; J. Ronald Mullins Jr. of Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker Ford; and William C.

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February 22, 2007 | Daily Report Online

HUNTON WILLIAMS will raise pay for Atlanta first-year associates to $145,000 per year from $115,000, according to the firm's managing partner for Atlanta, Kurtis A. Powell.Hunton has 39 associates in its Atlanta office, according to its Web site. Hunton will also raise associates' pay to $145,000 for all its other offices besides New York.

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February 10, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Debts carried by the state's Supreme Court and Superior Courts from fiscal year 2009 to this year revealed major deficiencies in the courts' budget procedures, the state auditor has reported.Last week's report by State Auditor Russell Hinton said that the Supreme Court carried a debt of $182,675 into the current fiscal year, while the Superior Courts carried $373,915.

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February 05, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Legislation was introduced Wednesday on behalf of Gov. Sonny Perdue to restrict how and when lawsuits can be filed in Georgia courts.Senate Bill 101 would grant new protections from product-liability suits to Georgia companies whose products have Food and Drug Administration approval. The other bill, SB 108, would enact a loser-pays requirement to discourage frivolous lawsuits.

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March 07, 2007 | Daily Report Online

L. BRANCH CONNELLY, the law partner of Summerville criminal defense attorney Bobby Lee Cook, died Feb. 26 of a gunshot wound.Connelly's death is being investigated as a suicide, said Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead. The investigation is ongoing. The autopsy has been completed, but a report from the autopsy has not yet been issued, he said.

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April 27, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Sen. Preston W. Smith will run for the Republican nomination for Georgia attorney general, according to a news release.Smith, an attorney from Rome, had been chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee until April 12, when he was stripped of the position. Smith told the Senate that Lt. Gov Casey Cagle demoted him as punishment for his vote against a hospital bed tax.

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March 30, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Legislation that would give the governor and Legislature full control of the state's indigent defense system moved a step closer to passage Friday.A House committee on Friday morning approved legislation to remove policy-making authority from the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. The House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee approved Senate Bill 42 by a vote of 5-4.

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